Gabriele Ferzetti

Gabriele Ferzetti

Date of Birth:

Mar 17, 1925

Place of Birth:

Rome, Italy

Gabriele Ferzetti (born Pasquale Ferzetti; 17 March 1925 – 2 December 2015) was an Italian actor with more than 160 credits across film, television, and stage. His career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s.

Ferzetti's first leading role was in the film Lo Zappatore (1950). He portrayed Puccini twice in the films Puccini (1953) and Casa Ricordi (1954). He made his international breakthrough in Michelangelo Antonioni's controversial L'Avventura (1960) as a restless playboy. After a series of romantic performances, he acquired a reputation in Italy as an elegant, debonair, and somewhat aristocratic looking leading man.

Ferzetti starred as Lot in John Huston's biblical epic, The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), and played railroad baron Morton in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). Perhaps his best known role, internationally, was in the James Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) as Marc Ange Draco, although his voice was dubbed by British actor David de Keyser. He was perhaps best known to non-mainstream audiences for his role as the psychiatrist, Hans, in Liliana Cavani's The Night Porter (1974). In the 1970s, he appeared in a significant number of crime films, often as an inspector.

He appeared in Julia and Julia, opposite Laurence Olivier in Inchon (1982), and the cult film, First Action Hero. Later in his career, he played the role of Nono in the TV series Une famille formidable, while also appearing in Luca Guadagnino's 2009 film I Am Love.

Ferzetti died on 2 December 2015, aged 90.

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filmography:

Eruption Eruption

1962

First Action Hero First Action Hero

1994

La prova d'amore La prova d'amore

1974

Welcome Reverend! Welcome Reverend!

1950

Il carro armato dell'8 settembre Il carro armato dell'8 settembre

1960

Concorso di colpa Concorso di colpa

2005

Lost Love Lost Love

2003

Mon premier amour Mon premier amour

1978

Clothing the Naked Clothing the Naked

1954

Hannibal Hannibal

1959

Everyone's in Love Everyone's in Love

1959

Desideri d'estate Desideri d'estate

1964

Computron 22 Computron 22

1988

Black as the Heart Black as the Heart

1994

Il prezzo della gloria Il prezzo della gloria

1956

Torpedo Bay Torpedo Bay

1963

Ritorno a Lisca Bianca Ritorno a Lisca Bianca

1983

Better a Widow Better a Widow

1968

Bandits in Rome Bandits in Rome

1968

Die Ringe des Saturn Die Ringe des Saturn

1992

Beach Casanova Beach Casanova

1962

Suggestionata Suggestionata

1978

Love Problems Love Problems

1968

Nick the Sting Nick the Sting

1976

Red Lips Red Lips

1960

Rencontres Rencontres

1962

Defend My Love Defend My Love

1956

The Forbidden Christ The Forbidden Christ

1951

Hitler: The Last Ten Days Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973

We Still Kill the Old Way We Still Kill the Old Way

1967

A Sentimental Attempt A Sentimental Attempt

1963

The Wages of Sin The Wages of Sin

2003

Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

1990

Con rabbia e con amore Con rabbia e con amore

1997

Gli amanti di Ravello Gli amanti di Ravello

1951

100 Years of Love 100 Years of Love

1954

Kidnap Kidnap

1974

The Burning Years The Burning Years

1979

1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time 1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time

2007

William Tell William Tell

1948

Best Ever Bond Best Ever Bond

2002

Beggars and Proud Ones Beggars and Proud Ones

1972

Lezioni di violoncello con toccata e fuga Lezioni di violoncello con toccata e fuga

1976

So Much Love Lost So Much Love Lost

1958

The Possessed Hand The Possessed Hand

1981

A Curious Man A Curious Man

1975

Adriana Lecouvreur Adriana Lecouvreur

1955

Le ragazze di Miss Italia Le ragazze di Miss Italia

2002

Les Misérables - Manhunt Les Misérables - Manhunt

1948

Modern Virgin Modern Virgin

1954

Callas & Onassis Callas & Onassis

2005

Calling All Police Cars Calling All Police Cars

1975

Lo zappatore Lo zappatore

1950

Three Forbidden Stories Three Forbidden Stories

1952

Death in the Vatican Death in the Vatican

1982

Once Upon a Time in the West Once Upon a Time in the West

1968

Cross of the Living Cross of the Living

1962

The Counterfeiters The Counterfeiters

1951

Death, Where Is Your Victory? Death, Where Is Your Victory?

1964

Something to Do with Death Something to Do with Death

2003

Pope John Paul I: The Smile of God Pope John Paul I: The Smile of God

2006

The Devil in Love The Devil in Love

1966

The Shortest Day The Shortest Day

1963

The Hornet's Nest The Hornet's Nest

1976

Love, the Italian Way Love, the Italian Way

1960

La Orca La Orca

1976

Inchon Inchon

1981

La calda vita La calda vita

1964

End of the Game End of the Game

1975

The Great Deception The Great Deception

1959

Hospitals: The White Mafia Hospitals: The White Mafia

1973

Crime on a Summer Morning Crime on a Summer Morning

1965

Julia and Julia Julia and Julia

1988

That Splendid November That Splendid November

1969

Three Rooms in Manhattan Three Rooms in Manhattan

1965

A Devil Under the Pillow A Devil Under the Pillow

1968

An Opera of Violence An Opera of Violence

2003

Jessica Jessica

1962

18 Years Later 18 Years Later

2010

Appassionata Appassionata

1974

Porzus Porzus

1997

The Night Porter The Night Porter

1974

The Psychic The Psychic

1977

L'Avventura L'Avventura

1960

House of Ricordi House of Ricordi

1954

The Bible: In the Beginning... The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966

High Voltage High Voltage

1972

I Am Love I Am Love

2010

Crucero de verano Crucero de verano

1964

Le Amiche Le Amiche

1955

Come Play With Me Come Play With Me

1968

Cannabis Cannabis

1970

Machine Gun McCain Machine Gun McCain

1969

The Confession The Confession

1970

It Happened in '43 It Happened in '43

1960

Empty Eyes Empty Eyes

1953

L'amica L'amica

1969

Camilla Camilla

1954

The Nun of Monza The Nun of Monza

1962

The Wayward Wife The Wayward Wife

1953

Love on the Riviera Love on the Riviera

1958

The Protagonists The Protagonists

1968

March's Child March's Child

1958

Inganno Inganno

1952

It Happened in Rome It Happened in Rome

1957

Sins of Casanova Sins of Casanova

1954

Una fredda mattina di maggio Una fredda mattina di maggio

1990

The Basileus Quartet The Basileus Quartet

1983

Weihnachtsfest mit Hindernissen Weihnachtsfest mit Hindernissen

1994

Parola di ladro Parola di ladro

1957

Angel in a Taxi Angel in a Taxi

1958

Quick Trial Quick Trial

1976

Smiling Maniacs Smiling Maniacs

1975

Encounters in the Deep Encounters in the Deep

1979

Escalation Escalation

1968

La contessa Castiglione La contessa Castiglione

1942

Suffocating Heat Suffocating Heat

1991

Donatella Donatella

1956

Pigs with a P.38 Pigs with a P.38

1978

The Boxer The Boxer

1972

A Matter of Time A Matter of Time

1976

Puccini Puccini

1953

Million Dollar Eel Million Dollar Eel

1971

Grog Grog

1982

Imperial Venus Imperial Venus

1962

Oedipus Orca Oedipus Orca

1977

Last In, First Out Last In, First Out

1978

On Her Majesty's Secret Service On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969

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